Re: Offensive billboard ad in my neighborhood

[Guest guest]

What is it that you find offensive? Sounds to me like they are saying there IS

a cure for lonliness, and that is making connections with a friend.

Offensive billboard ad in my neighborhood

Just wanted to get our input on something I found to be very

offensive. On Passyunk Avenue in South Philadelphia, PA, near the

entrance to Route 76 is a billboard which shows two kids, probably

teens, making funny faces and the slogan reads " There is no cure for

mental retardation, only loneliness " . I believe its for some kind of

teen chat line. I find it completely offensive. Any thoughts? Id

like to find out the company that placed the ad and give them a piece

of my mind. Anyone with me email me at wildhart28@...

Janel (mom to Seamus, 2 1/2 yrs, Ds)

[Guest guest]

It would bother me too. I am tired of MR being the subject of humor lately.

Kathy

Offensive billboard ad in my neighborhood

Just wanted to get our input on something I found to be very

offensive. On Passyunk Avenue in South Philadelphia, PA, near the

entrance to Route 76 is a billboard which shows two kids, probably

teens, making funny faces and the slogan reads " There is no cure for

mental retardation, only loneliness " . I believe its for some kind of

teen chat line. I find it completely offensive. Any thoughts? Id

like to find out the company that placed the ad and give them a piece

of my mind. Anyone with me email me at wildhart28@...

Janel (mom to Seamus, 2 1/2 yrs, Ds)

[Guest guest]

Hi

All over Kansas (and Kan. is the only state I have noticed this in) are

billboards by the Shriners (a group of people who mean well and do a lot of

good deeds) which read " Needy Crippled Children Deserve the Best. " I (and I

am sure many others) wrote some letters about a year ago and now most (but

not all) of the billboards have the " Needy crippled " removed and they say

" Children Deserve the Best. "

Dad to , Kristi, (all three have Down syndrome) and (Cri

du chat)

Husband to C. in Mo.

Offensive billboard ad in my neighborhood

> Just wanted to get our input on something I found to be very

> offensive. On Passyunk Avenue in South Philadelphia, PA, near the

> entrance to Route 76 is a billboard which shows two kids, probably

> teens, making funny faces and the slogan reads " There is no cure for

> mental retardation, only loneliness " . I believe its for some kind of

> teen chat line. I find it completely offensive. Any thoughts? Id

> like to find out the company that placed the ad and give them a piece

> of my mind. Anyone with me email me at wildhart28@...

>

> Janel (mom to Seamus, 2 1/2 yrs, Ds)

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> Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for

messages to go to the sender of the message.

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[Guest guest]

Is it me? I don't understand the billboard AT ALL, so I don't know if it's

offensive or not. What's the point?

Jackie, Mom to 15ds, 12, and Bradley 9

[Guest guest]

Are the kids in this billboard mr - as to say they WANT kids with mr to call

in?

OR

does it imply that you can cure loneliness, and well ...at least you aren't

retarded, because there is no cure for that?

If it is the last one, I think the MR issue should be left out of the

billboard all together. There certainly isn't any reason to try to make

children feel that they are better than kids with MR.

Schulte

> > Just wanted to get our input on something I found to be very

> > offensive. On Passyunk Avenue in South Philadelphia, PA, near the

> > entrance to Route 76 is a billboard which shows two kids, probably

> > teens, making funny faces and the slogan reads " There is no cure for

> > mental retardation, only loneliness " . I believe its for some kind of

> > teen chat line. I find it completely offensive. Any thoughts? Id

> > like to find out the company that placed the ad and give them a piece

> > of my mind. Anyone with me email me at wildhart28@...

> >

> > Janel (mom to Seamus, 2 1/2 yrs, Ds)

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> > Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for

> messages to go to the sender of the message.

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> >